Chase Utley

HAMPTON – You will commit errors and make mistakes, the All-Star shortstop and one-time National League Most Valuable Player told a couple of dozen youngsters hanging on his every word, so there's no point in worrying about the inevitable. Play fearlessly, the Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins said, because if you think about making errors, you will make more than you would by simply playing. In other words, play Ugandan. More on that in a moment. Rollins was a guest instructor at the Virginia Baseball Academy on Saturday as a favor to longtime friend and former Phillies' teammate Wayne Gomes. "It isn't often that I do clinics," Rollins said....

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